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Rams kicker Blake Grupe knocks himself out of his debut with a disastrous tackle attempt

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Avila, A. (2026, October 18). Rams kicker Blake Grupe knocks himself out of his debut with a disastrous tackle attempt. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/rams-kicker-blake-grupe-knocks-himself-out-debut-disastrous-tackle-attempt

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-18 · by Alejandro Avila

Quick Summary

Blake Grupe, newly signed by the Los Angeles Rams to replace Harrison Mevis after a missed field goal against the Bills, made his debut with a successful 44-yard kick but was sidelined immediately afterward due to a knee injury sustained from an aggressive tackle attempt. The incident highlights ongoing issues for the Rams' special teams unit and leaves the team searching for another kicker as Grupe's status becomes doubtful.
Written by AI on 2026-10-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Blake Grupe, the newly signed kicker for the Los Angeles Rams, tore his ACL during Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, resulting in him being placed on injured reserve by head coach Sean McVay. Grupe was hurt while attempting to tackle Devin Duvernay after making a 44-yard field goal early in the first quarter of their 18-16 loss. The injury marks another setback for the Rams' special teams, who had already released Harrison Mevis due to poor performance against the Buffalo Bills just days earlier.

Written for “Rams Kicker Injury Curse” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Hedges 1 of 44 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A discusses the signing of Blake Grupe as a replacement kicker, while Article B covers an incident where Grupe got injured during his debut game, which is a different specific event.”
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Alejandro Avila
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Narrative

Within a week, the Los Angeles Rams waived a kicker for blowing an overtime game-winner against Buffalo, signed Blake Grupe as his replacement, watched Grupe hit a 44-yarder on his first drive, and then lost him to a self-inflicted knee injury on the very next play.
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Within a week, the Los Angeles Rams waived a kicker for blowing an overtime game-winner against Buffalo, signed Blake Grupe as his replacement, watched Grupe hit a 44-yarder on his first drive, and then lost him to a self-inflicted knee injury on the very next play. asserted
Grupe → waive → play
Grupe initially delivered on Sunday, capping the offense's opening drive with a successful 44-yard field goal. asserted
Grupe → deliver → goal
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
That momentum vanished seconds later on the ensuing kickoff. asserted
momentum → vanish → kickoff
Grupe was the last line of defense as Arizona Cardinals returner Devin Duvernay broke through the coverage, and the 5-foot-7 kicker aggressively lowered his shoulder to force Duvernay out of bounds at the 47-yard line. asserted
kicker → break → line
The collision left Grupe on all fours, grimacing in pain. asserted
collision → leave → pain
Trainers took Grupe to the blue medical tent before he retreated to the locker room with a knee injury designation. asserted
he → take → designation
He was ruled doubtful to return. asserted
He → rule → ?
The injury exit compounds a disastrous stretch for the Rams' special teams. asserted
exit → compound → teams
Rams GM Les Snead was forced to sign Grupe just days earlier after Harrison Mevis pushed a 48-yard attempt wide in overtime against the Bills, which cost Los Angeles the game. asserted
which → force → game
Now, the Rams face another special teams headache. asserted
Rams → face → headache
Following Grupe's exit, punter Ethan Evans began taking reps into the practice net. asserted
Evans → follow → net
He has zero NFL field goal attempts to his name. asserted
He → have → name
Without a backup kicker on the active roster, head coach Sean McVay must treat Evans as an emergency-only option and heavily alter his play-calling to feature aggressive fourth-down conversions. asserted
McVay → treat → conversions
By Monday morning, the front office will likely be hunting for its third kicker in seven days. asserted
office → hunt → days
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